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ecomodded · 08-20-2012, 02:05 PM

I would switch it out also, all that charging will hurt your mpg and your alternators life span.
While charging the battery should read the same voltage as the chargers output so i am unsure why it read 14.5 volts earlier in its life if on the same charger, could be a indication of a dying cell.

08-20-2012, 02:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
ecomodded Drive less save more Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada Posts: 1,189 Dusty - '98 VOLKSWAGEN Beetle TDI TEAM VW AUDI Group 90 day: 60.42 mpg (US) Thanks: 134 Thanked 162 Times in 135 Posts	I would switch it out also, all that charging will hurt your mpg and your alternators life span. While charging the battery should read the same voltage as the chargers output so i am unsure why it read 14.5 volts earlier in its life if on the same charger, could be a indication of a dying cell. __________________ Save gas Ride a Mtn bike for errands exercise entertainment and outright fun __________________ Last edited by ecomodded; 08-20-2012 at 02:18 PM..